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History of Philadelphia

I see you have put in quite a bit of time a few years ago in the History of Philadelphia article! I am proposing a bit of an update/re-write/copy edit to bring it up to speed from when it received GA status around 4 years ago. Any input would be appreciated! nf utvol (talk) 12:47, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

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Full-protection of Little Miss Sunshine

It should be downgraded to semi-protection, as the IP who is edit warring is de facto banned user and genre troll Pé de Chinelo (talk · contribs). –MuZemike 02:04, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Peer review/Better Than Today/archive1

I would appreciate you going over this article. Some sections are unfinished (stated in review), but the majority is, so please go over it. I Help, When I Can. [12] 01:02, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

Hey! I just went over your comments and made comments on them. Please look at the review now. I Help, When I Can. [12] 01:09, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Service award level

There has been a major revision of the the Service Awards: the edit requirements for the higher levels have been greatly reduced, to make them reasonably attainable.

Because of this, your Service Award level has been changed, and you are now eligible for a higher level. I have taken the liberty of updating your award on your user page.

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GA mentor

Hi there! I noticed that your name is down as a good article mentor. I recently completed my first GA review yesterday, Wighard, and was wondering whether you might be able to check it out and perhaps, if you have the time, monitor my future progress or the lack thereof! No problem if you're too busy at the moment. The next article I was thinking about tackling is History of the horse in Britain. Thanks a lot in advance. Jay Σεβαστόςdiscuss 19:03, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

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Clint Eastwood

Loving the newimage BTW. Well done! Loved the 170 quotes too, miserable git!♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:39, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

I saw that image on one of the author's profiles I work with and he graciously allowed us to use it. He said it was the first time Eastwood had been to the festival in 20 years, so fortunately we got a better pose than this one. The video took forever to pull together and I'm bummed that it came out in such a small screen size. I'll try better next time, but so far people seem to like it. I'll give the PR a few more days and then I'll start asking some other editors to assist in copyediting. If you have anybody feel free to ask them. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 00:30, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
I am sorry, but I don't have time to copyedit the Clint Eastwood article. By the way, I recall peer reviewing the Oklahoma City bombing article, but don't recall copyediting it in any meaningful way. Thanks for asking and my apologies. Ruhrfisch ><>°° 02:29, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

Opinion from regs needed

I am pinging you because you have over 150 edits at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Film, and have edited the page this month. I have gotten no responses at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Film#Template:WikiProject_Awards and need some to resume a major cleanup project I have been doing.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 04:40, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

San Diego

Since you help out a lot of San Diego articles I wanted to tell you someone nominated the San Diego article for GA. Spongie555 (talk) 22:41, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

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Photo of San Diego Sports Arena

Hello! I see that you are the author of the photo of the San Diego Sports Arena, [1], at Wikimedia Commons. Would you be willing to post that picture somewhere in the article Midway, San Diego? I'm afraid I'm lousy at pictures. Thanks for any help! --MelanieN (talk) 04:33, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Thank you! That article was in dire need. It could still use a few more pix if you have any more of the area. I'll browse the Commons, and if I see anything more I might ask your help again! --MelanieN (talk) 14:20, 27 April 2011 (UTC)

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Eastwood

I'll look later. I'm still not convinced it is FA worthy, but looks to be a LOT better than many of our other FA actor articles so it might pass, dunno. I mean look at the Eric Bana and Emma Watson articles!♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:23, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

Just given it a read and have added some details I thought important. Better. Virtually featured quality up until 1995 I think. It tends to go downhill from there I think... I think it needs a lot more work on the 2000s and his directing and themes to reach FA. I'll look into this this week. I think it needs many more hours of work and research from myself if we are to be serious about this passing.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:46, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

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Unusual editing

I know it's not your interest but a set of unusual edits from a well-respected editor has got me worried. Can you look into: this? Bzuk (talk) 23:10, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

San Diego Air and Space Museum photograph archives

Hi Nehrams2020, It certainly would be exciting to get these photographs released but so far they have been tagged as not available for commercial use which makes them inadmissable as Commons images. Bzuk (talk) 23:25, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

Thor (film)

You originally assessed this article in January 2010 and I was wondering if you might reassess it now that the film has been released and coverage has been expanded. Thank you.--TriiipleThreat (talk) 18:20, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the reassessment and your edits were very helpful. I'll also start implementing your suggestions.--TriiipleThreat (talk) 14:18, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

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Clint Eastwood


Will get out the Eastwood books later this week and give it another pass.. I'm currently writing Dolph Lundgren. Poor guy, yet to find a good review about his acting.. LOL.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:52, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

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Hi there, hope you can help

Hi, it concerns the Queen article. Noticed that you have uploaded material on their page previously. I was wondering if you could help as an image of Queen at Live Aid would be most helpful, as that is the one section of the article that is empty. As one of the things they are known best for, i thought it would be great if an image could go alongside the text in the article. I have searched for some images of Freddie Mercury on stage looking out toward the stadium audience... #1.( http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_k9YRGIDlJZw/TENLcU57SzI/AAAAAAAADhI/61Beh9gDwGk/s1600/mercrury-live-aid.jpg ), #2.( http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nKB1qzhZoNI/RiYbszAGr-I/AAAAAAAAABM/MfGADc5Pt8g/s1600/queen+live+aid+1985.jpg ), #3.( http://georgesjournal.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/live_aid_queen.jpg ), #4.( http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ed3ErPraWUA/TS8S7Rj2msI/AAAAAAAAAAk/cyOeYRPhbpI/s1600/liveaid+3.png ), #5.{http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/E5d9fP6ASGo/0.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.remusicas.org/videos/queen-live-aid-part-2-25-%3BMfYcKNqQoJo.html&usg=__rB0lmtoMBNZuo4VmVK7FFMmjxyU=&h=360&w=480&sz=17&hl=en&start=22&zoom=1&tbnid=cluO5qdD-wuh9M:&tbnh=123&tbnw=167&ei=pending&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dlive%2Baid%2BQUEEN%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26rlz%3D1R2PRFA_enGB429%26biw%3D1345%26bih%3D552%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=250&page=2&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:22&tx=102&ty=47 ) ... i wouldn't have any idea of how an image is uploaded, or the copyright involved, or explaining rational for its use. Would really appreciate it if you could help thanks..--RyanTaylor1987 (talk) 08:18, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

Ahh so it has to come direct from the source then. I had a look at Flickr as you mentioned, and i came up with these..#1.Live Aid 1985.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/27661171@N02/2664817808/ #2. http://www.flickr.com/photos/94221277@N00/226446519/ (this one would need the uploaded date (27 8 2006) edited). #3.Wembley 1986.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gaz1961/4492239877/in/set-72157623648732205 #4. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gaz1961/4492246499/in/set-72157623648732205 Any of those ok?? And if so, yes i'd be grateful if you could ask. Thank you for your help Nehrams.--RyanTaylor1987 (talk) 07:05, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

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Whitelist request

Hi N2020, I posted a request a while back but any admin can assist in making a whitelist change. I am trying to reference a fairly obscure film, Lost Flight and am stymied in finding many references. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 15:24, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

This is the page in question: <Felchner, William J. "Television's Lost: Ten Lookalike Plane Crash & Survival TV Shows And Movies."> You have to do a search in google to find the article because it is a "blacklisted" site.Bzuk (talk) 19:37, 21 May 2011 (UTC)

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funny

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Sivaji Ganesan

Hi can you assess the aricle Sivaji Ganesan. It's currently been rated as a stub since the article used a stub template when it was created. The article has been expanded a lot with proper references. It needs an upgradation. Thanks! --Thalapathi (Ping Back) 05:47, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your comments and compliments! I will definitely improve the citation format. --Thalapathi (Ping Back) 14:41, 8 June 2011 (UTC)

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Film award

Hi Nehrams. I've awarded this to Robsinden and Smetanahue for the work done on the Ingmar Bergman filmography. Thanks. Lugnuts (talk) 09:22, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

Dr No

Way back in July '09 you took Dr No off the WikiProject Good Articles list. A number of the issues you raised at the time have since been rectified, although some probably still need some work done on them. I'd like to see the article get back on that list and I hoped you would be able to have a fresh look at the article and provide some pointers as to where it could be further edited to reach the appropriate quality. Would you be able to do this, or would you know someone who could? Many thanks!--Schrodinger's cat is alive (talk) 09:10, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

Hi there! I think we're making some pretty good progress on this - and I'd appreciate your thoughts as to how you see the article shaping up and how much more you think needs to be done (and where!) Any input you could have would be great - and thanks again for helping out on this.--Schrodinger's cat is alive (talk) 18:21, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
Thanks again - and I hope you sort out the problem with your access - such a massive pain when it happens! I'm off for a couple of days to the Glastonbury Festival, so will be back next week. Cheers!--Schrodinger's cat is alive (talk) 08:07, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

Hi and I need some help

I need some help, i've done over 6,500 edits on wikias and want to expand political pages on wikipedia. I really love politics and the whole wikia thing! But it was much easier to move a page name on wikia. I want to move my User:Mikeyandreality/Yonkers City Council to an actual page called "Yonkers City Council". It has three refrences and gives a quick overview of my cities council and of the most ingnored biggest city in New York. Anyway, Thanks for any help. =] Mikeyandreality (talk) 23:18, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

Thank you so much! Thanks! Mikeyandreality (talk) 18:14, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

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Nadia Ali

Hi there, I have nominated the article on Nadia Ali for GA. Could you please help me out by giving it a review? Thanks! Hassan514 (talk) 05:15, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, that would be great! Hassan514 (talk) 21:19, 20 June 2011 (UTC)
No worries, sorry for hassling you consistently, whenever you have time! :) Hassan514 (talk) 23:05, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

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Thank's for answering. Mike Coppolano (talk) 08:36, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

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Film assessment thanks

Thanks for doing the Atlas Shrugged: Part I assessment! I have no great interest in that particular film (ugh, actually) but I helped beat its article into shape, so your suggestions will be helpful as I try to improve other film articles. Rostz (talk) 22:25, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die re-assessment

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Paul Broad

Hi - I am considering creating a bio on this man. I see you deleted a redirect (or someting to do with the name).... could you look back and see if there is a reason why I should desist???? He is a newsmaker in Australia at present --- see http://news.google.com.au/news/search?pz=1&cf=all&ned=au&hl=en&as_q=paul+broad&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_scoring=r&btnG=Search&as_drrb=q&as_qdr=m&as_minm=6&as_mind=1&as_maxm=7&as_maxd=1&as_nsrc=&as_nloc=Australia&as_author=&as_occt=any Thanks, Ariconte (talk) 23:03, 1 July 2011 (UTC)``````

Nadia Ali discography

Hey there, going to bug you again. I'm working on Nadia Ali's discography and have listed it for FL. The first reviewer opposed it and I corrected most mistakes he listed and have made some other big changes. He's now simply not ready to provide more comments and just says there's work which needs to be done. I noticed you do FLs as well, could you please have a look at the article and see if there's anything I have missed out> Thanks! Hassan514 (talk) 01:14, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

Dr. No

Hi - I think we're pretty much there, but I'd be grateful if you could have another look over it, if you could. The only disappointing thing about it is that I've not been able to find any citations for the TV edit issue (even tho I know that the references are right, as I've seen the edits on tv myself. Should we leave the info in with the unreliable citation tag, or take them out? Many thanks!--Schrodinger's cat is alive (talk) 16:52, 4 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your latest bit of help, which is now sorted. Do you think the article for Dr. No is good enough as it stands for nomination to Good article status, or do you think there is a lot more to do before we should consider that? Many thanks for all your help on this - it really is most appreciated.--Schrodinger's cat is alive (talk) 11:20, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for all your help: Dr. No is back to the GA status it needed! On to the next one...in a while!--Schrodinger's cat is alive (talk) 18:52, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

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For all your help and support with the recent editing of Dr. No. This article would have been a lot worse without your support; many thanks indeed! Schrodinger's cat is alive (talk) 11:01, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

James Jabara

Hey, great job, even if you seem to have an affinity for using malformed %^&(*)( templates! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 05:46, 11 July 2011 (UTC).

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Help

Could you take a look at Diptendu Pramanick and suggest how to achieve GA status? SP 06:33, 16 July 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pramanick (talk • contribs)

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GA review

Greetings! I have responded to your remarks in the GA review for Michael Shishman. Regards, --Gligan (talk) 14:53, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

I have responded to the new comments. Best, --Gligan (talk) 21:05, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

San Diego Zoo

At the risk of inciting holy war (which questions about referencess seem to frequently do), I'd like some clarification on the changes you made in References for the San Diego Zoo article. My understanding from WP:CITE and Wikipedia:Manual of Style (layout)#Notes and References is that "Bibliography" is generally for use in listing the works of a particular author in an article about that author, and that the general preference is for Notes or Footnotes for citations and References for general references about a subject. In WP:CITE, the word "Bibliography" does not appear in this context at all, and the page itself uses the previous format used in the San Diego Zoo article. Thank you for any clarification. Don Lammers (talk) 00:45, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for the quick reply. In articles where I am doing a lot of editing, I generally try to eliminate references in favor of specific citations, unless I have multiple page references where I have used Harvard short citations and those link to the book reference. In this case the references have been there for a while, and I don't have access to determine page numbers (if applicable), so I have just left it alone. I think for now I will leave it as is, until syuch time as I can check the citations in detail and expand as necessary. Don Lammers (talk) 01:04, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

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Belgrave Ninnis

Thanks for the review. I've dealt with (where possible) and responded to each of your points. Apterygial talk 11:37, 7 August 2011 (UTC)

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A hut used for filming in the movie on the island of Kauai, Hawaii.

Tropic Thunder is a 2008 American action satire comedy film written, produced and directed by Ben Stiller, and starring Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey, Jr. The main plot revolves around a group of three prima donna actors who are making a Vietnam War film. When their frustrated writer and director decide to drop them in the middle of a jungle, they are forced to portray their roles without the comforts of a film set and rely on their acting skills in order to survive the real action and danger. Stiller's idea for the film originated while playing a small part in Empire of the Sun. After the film was greenlit in 2006, filming took place in 2007 on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. The film received generally favorable reviews; critics approved of the film's characters, story, and faux trailers but criticized its offensive content. In its North American opening weekend, the film earned US$26 million and retained the number one position for the first three weekends of release. Tropic Thunder grossed $180 million in theaters before its release on home video on November 18, 2008. (more...)

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Operation Fustian/GA1

Hi thanks for the review all done I believe. One question I have never transferred images to commons. How do I go about it?Jim Sweeney (talk) 18:09, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

Last looks

WP:Schmidt's Primer (shortcut WP:MQSP) Whatcha think before I go live? Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 07:04, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

Excellent feedback. I had thought about images, but realized that inviting readers to the related pages as you suggested would be more appropriate for the essay.[2] Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 01:44, 16 August 2011 (UTC)

We fixed your requests in The Man with the Golden Gun (film), see if anything else is needed. igordebraga ≠ 03:20, 16 August 2011 (UTC)

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I am honored to award you this Barnstar for your work in catching my typos and your valued assistance in bringing Wikipedia:A Primer for newcomers to life for the community. It is hoped that newcomers will benefit from WP:NewbieGuide for years to come. Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 05:56, 16 August 2011 (UTC)

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Snow Prince assessment

Hi Nehrams2020,

Thanks for spending time to go though the article Snow Prince a while back. I have made some edits based on your recommendations. Therefore, I hope that you can have a look again at the article and see if anything still has to be improved. Thanks!--Lionratz (talk) 13:52, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

For Your Eyes Only (film)

I don't understand why you removed preceded by and followed by information from the infobox at For Your Eyes Only.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 00:06, 28 August 2011 (UTC)

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Dr. No

Hi Nehrams, I’ve recently nominated Dr. No for FA Status. Please feel free to have a look over the article and nomination with a completely fresh pair of eyes under new constraints – and please feel free to support the nomination going forward, if you feel you’re able to! Thanks again. - SchroCat (^ • @) 13:29, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

Good article question

Hello Nehrams, I was looking at Wikipedia:Good article nominations/Mentors and I noticed your name. I do have one question. Currently I have been working on Love Always and I would like to have it promoted to a GA. One of my concerns is criterion 3. My question is could you take a quick look at the article and tell me if you think this article covers that criterion. I would really appreciate it!
—Michael Jester (talk) 05:55, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

Some Questions

Hi Nehrams2020,

I am writing regarding the Snow Prince article you reviewed recently. Do you know where can I find "a few more editors to take a look at (the page)", as you suggested? I don't think many people would have come across this page, much less experienced editors. And as this is my first time I will be nominating an article for the GA-class review, do you have any suggestions for me? Anyway, many thanks for reviewing this article. Hope to work with you again! --Lionratz (talk) 12:52, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

Up (2009 film)

Thanks for the cleanup. I have promoted the article. Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:45, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for doing this by the way, I'm the retired nominator (new account) and was wondering what had happened to my GA noms. Good work sir and for it:
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Thanks for Up (2009 film). Your work is very appreciated. Aranea Mortem (talk to me) 00:22, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Reviewing good articles

Hello. Can you assist me with my questions there? Tomer T (talk) 10:39, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

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Good Article promotion

Congratulations!
Thanks for all the work you did in making James Jabara a certified "Good Article"! Your work is much appreciated.

Thanks also for your reviews. Featured article candidates and Good Article nominees always need more reviewers! All the best, – Quadell (talk) 12:59, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

HELP (sorry for shouting!!)

I have used a photo from the San Diego Air and Space Museum photo archives to illustrate an article on the Curtiss JN-4, which is labelled "Hennessey Monoplane" while two other photos that look exactly like the first aircraft are only labeled "possible Hennessey" and again "possible Hennessey". The crux of the problem is that another editor has challenged that the second and third images are Hennessey Monoplanes and has already removed the image from the Curtiss JN-4 article, and when replaced, tagged them as [citation needed]. Can you clear this up, either clearly identifying the last two images as a Hennessey Monoplane which it is, or simply add the notation to the first image that it is a "modified Jenny" which note appears on the last two images. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 01:23, 7 September 2011 (UTC).

Here is the link to the controversy over "is it a modified JN-4?" FWiW Bzuk (talk) 01:46, 7 September 2011 (UTC).
The issue is not whether or not the images are of a Hennessey Monoplane" which I am quite willing to accept that they are. My concern is that a claim is being made that the image this aircraft should be added to the Curtiss JN-4 article because it is also "modified JN-4". I have objected to doing this unless and until a reliable source to support that claim has been provided. All that I have asked for is that either a reliable, independent, and verifiable source be cited to support the claim that the image is of a "modified JN-4", or that the image and text to that effect be deleted from the article as unsupported. Anything else is a straw man and not an issue that I have raised. Centpacrr (talk) 03:33, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

Talk:Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss

Thanks for the assessment - which parts of grammar and style, or referencing and citation, were problematic? Please respond on article talk - thanks again. --Lexein (talk) 22:31, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

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Research into the user pages of Wikipedians: Invitation to participate

Greetings,

My name is John-Paul and I am a student with the University of Alberta specializing in Communications and Technology.

I would like to include your Wikipedia user page in a study I am doing about how people present themselves online. I am interested in whether people see themselves in different ways, online and offline. One of the things I am looking at is how contributors to Wikipedia present themselves to each other through their user pages. Would you consider letting me include your user page in my study?

With your consent, I will read and analyze your user page, and ask you five short questions about it that will take about ten to fifteen minutes to answer. I am looking at about twenty user pages belonging to twenty different people. I will be looking at all user pages together, looking for common threads in the way people introduce themselves to other Wikipedians.

I hope that my research will help answer questions about how people collaborate, work together, and share knowledge. If you are open to participating in this study, please reply to this message, on your User Talk page or on mine. I will provide you with a complete description of my research, which you can use to decide if you want to participate.

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Thank-you for agreeing to participate in my study

Thank-you for agreeing to participate in my study, entitled “Online Self-presentation among Wikipedians.” I appreciate it.

As I indicated in my last message, here are five short questions about your user page that I would like you to answer. These will help me to understand your motivations for creating a user page such as yours. Please be as brief or as thorough as you like.


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1. Are you a member of social networks such Facebook or MySpace?

2. In addition to maintaining a user page in Wikipedia, have you also written or edited articles? If so, about how many times?

3. What are the key messages about yourself that you hope to convey with your user page?

4. Have your Wikipedia contributions ever received feedback, such as being edited by others or commented on? Have you received a message from another Wikipedia user? If so, do you think your user page positively or negatively affected what other people said and how they said it?

5. Do you see your “online self” as being different from your “offline self?” Can you elaborate?


Please indicate your answers to these questions on your talk page, or on mine. Please respond by October 1st so that I have time to properly read your responses. If you like, you can email your answers to me instead (jmcvea@ualberta.ca).

Thank you again : )

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Background

• I am asking you to participate in a research project that is part of my MA degree.

• I am asking you because you have created a user page in Wikipedia that other people can use to learn about you.


Purpose

• My research is about how people present themselves online.

• I will look at how people present themselves when presenting themselves to the Wikipedia community.


Study Procedures

• With your consent, I will analyze the language of your user page and gather basic statistics such as the count of words, the frequency of words, the number of sections, and so on.

• I will also read the text of your user page, looking for elements in common with ads posted by other people. I will note whether you include a picture, or links to other content on the internet.

• I ask you to answer my five questions, above. This will take about ten to fifteen minutes to complete. I will ask you to answer the questions within a week, and send your answers to me.

• Throughout my research, I will adhere to the University of Alberta Standards for the Protection of Human Research Participants, which you can view at http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/gfcpolicymanual/policymanualsection66.cfm


Benefits

• There is no direct benefit to you for participating in this research. You may, however, find it interesting to read my perspective on how you present yourself online.

• I hope that the information I get from doing this study will help understand how technology affects the way people come together into a society.

• There is no reward or compensation for participating in this research.


Risk

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• You can opt out of this study at any time before October 10, 2011, with no penalty. You can ask to have me withdraw any data that I have collected about you. Even if you agree to be in the study, you can change your mind and withdraw.

• If you decline to continue or you wish to withdraw from the study, your information will be removed from the study at your request.


Confidentiality

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• A summary of my research will be available on the University of Alberta website.

• Your personally identifiable information will be deleted and digitally shredded as soon as I have finished gathering data about you.

• Data will be kept confidential. Only I will have access to the computer file containing the data. It will be password protected. It will not be sent by email or stored online.

• I will always handle my data in compliance with University of Alberta standards.

• If you would like to receive a copy of my final report, please ask.


Further Information

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• That you understand that you have been asked to be in a research study.

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• That you have had an opportunity to ask questions and discuss this study.

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• That the issue of confidentiality been explained to you and that you understand who will have access to your information (see “Additional Information”).

• That you agree to participate.


Thank-you again!

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The September 2011 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. —Erik (talk | contribs) 16:44, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

We kind of stumbled out of the gate with the August 2011 newsletter, as in it was not distributed. :P I think I have the hang of it now, though. Saw that you are stepping down and just wanted to say I've appreciated your involvement all these years (yep, years). Hope you won't be a stranger to the neverending discussions at WT:FILM! :) Erik (talk | contribs) 00:53, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
By the way, I requested for this to get its license changed for the David Arquette article, but when I tried to upload it, the Attribution license options were only 2.5 or 3.0 instead of 2.0 (which was the one that my previous uploads had). Do you know if I need to ask the photographer to change it again? Erik (talk | contribs) 02:56, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

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Film

If you aren't busy enough, can you assess/comment on List of James Bond films? Thanks. igordebraga ≠ 03:48, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

Images

Hi Nehrams, thank you very much for all you have done adding images to articles and putting in requests. It's valuable work. I notice you have often added them to list sections such as awards or filmographies. Usually images are added to the main body of the article, placed on the left if they face is pointing right, and right if the face is pointing left. It's a just a small thing but I think it helps. Happy editing. Span (talk) 10:23, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

Hi, Yes, I always favour right alignment too, when possible. I take your point about spreading out images. I think it's just a list thing - images seem to illustrate prose. Have a great weekend. Happy editing. Span (talk) 02:32, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

Snow Prince (again)

Hi Nehrams2020,

Sorry to bother you again, but can you have a look at the article Snow Prince again before I nominate it of a GA review? I have improved it based on its peer review and since you have already help reviewed it once, I think you are the best person to help me again. Sorry for the trouble. Thanks!--Lionratz (talk) 02:58, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your help again!--Lionratz (talk) 02:37, 12 October 2011 (UTC)

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Some bubble tea for you!

Best! Kat Irshgrl500 (talk · contribs) 08:08, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

Can you help?

Hi, I am doing my first GA review at David Mirkin. The article is very well sourced but in my opinion it is a clear fail based on serious prose and MOS issues. However, since it is my first time doing a review, I would greatly appreciate it if you could glance at the article, and my GA review comments, and give me some feedback. Am I being too hard on these wonderful editors who have worked so hard to expand and cite this BLP? Or am I on the right track? Your feedback is appreciated. Many thanks in advance. Cheers!-- — Keithbob • Talk • 15:59, 14 October 2011 (UTC)

2011 WikiProject Film coordinator election

Voting for WikiProject Film's October 2011 project coordinator election has started. We are aiming to select five coordinators to serve for the next year; please take a moment from editing to vote here by October 29! Erik (talk | contribs) 12:05, 15 October 2011 (UTC)

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Thanks!

Thanks for your help at David Mirkin :-) -- — Keithbob • Talk • 15:45, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

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WP:FILM October 2011 Newsletter

The October 2011 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. —Erik (talk | contribs) 15:07, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

Image files on other language Wikipedias

Hi, I tried looking for a file, that is uploaded on English language Wikipedia, from Italian language Wikipedia, and I could not find it. Does the file have to be separately uploaded into Italian language Wikipedia through the same process that is used to upload files into English Wikipedia, and does an email have to be sent to Italian permissions? The file is "Simone Sello 2011.jpg". Thanks for your help. Doc2234 (talk) 01:13, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for your response! I will review how to move the file to Commons. Doc2234 (talk) 00:43, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

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Hey

Hello there. I noticed that you have gotten quite a few filmographies to FL. I was wondering if you could maybe give some advice / opinion on one I've been working on for the past while. I'm hoping to get to FL soon. Just got a few more sources to add, commercials and a nice lead. Primarily the lead is my biggest worry, as I'm not too familiar with the procedure for filmographies. Best, — Status {talkcontribs 02:52, 4 November 2011 (UTC)

Given you helped with the Peer Review, and ultimately I'm dealing with only image complaints, if possible, can you look at the Bond films FLC? Thanks. igordebraga ≠ 23:59, 5 November 2011 (UTC)

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Image file moved to Commons

Hi, I moved the file Simone_Sello_2011.jpg to Commons from Wikipedia. Could you please check both files to make sure that I did everything properly, and that everything reads correctly on the Commons file? I had to manually upload, since both helper tools were not working. I also inserted the recommended template for deletion on the file in Wikipedia. Thanks for your help! Doc2234 (talk) 19:24, 12 November 2011 (UTC)

Help

Hello Nehrams.

I have recently reviewd two articles which were pending under the WP:GAN nominations table. They are Friends with Benefits and Jud Süß. I failed the former on the criteria of "Lack of broad coverage on the film, which in turn leads to a small article size". I put the latter on hold for some time to iron out a few flaws, but later passed it as it seems to pass all the GA criteria and is a well-written, reasonably detailed and factually correct article. I would like to know whether I have committed any error regarding these decisions. I am new to GA reviewing, though I have been an editor for quite a while and hence I feel familiar with most WP basics. In case any fault or shortcoming is found in my reviews or decisions, please point it out. AnkitBhattTalk to me!!LifEnjoy 17:30, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

Thanks a lot for your tips Nehrams. I will try my best to give better GANs in the future.If I get stuck anywhere, I will certainly ask for your help. Thanks, and cheers! AnkitBhattTalk to me!!LifEnjoy 12:53, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

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Jennifer Lopez filmography

Hey! If you have the time, I would appreciate it if you could leave some comments on the article in it's peer review, as you have taken a few filmographies to FL yourself. Thanks, — Status {talkcontribs 15:05, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

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WikiProject Film November 2011 Newsletter

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Blaine Thurier

Hi Nehrams2020. Can you please have a look at the Blaine Thurier article? I've added most of the content and all the citations. Most of my edits are music related. It seems he is more a film guy than music. If you need me to do anything, please advise. Thanks... Argolin (talk) 02:06, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

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Film MOS bulleted crew list

If you get a chance can you weigh in on Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Film#.22Bulleted.22 crew lists.3F? thanks! --Peppageಠ_ಠ 03:46, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

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Need help here to defuse a possible editwar

On Canadian Parliamentary Motion on Alexander Graham Bell, a series of revisions were made without consensus although clearly stated in the talk strings are discussions that revolve around and acceptance of not merging or condensing the article. I have already reverted twice and do not want to get into an editwar, as the editor in question does appear to want to discuss his reasons (but in a flippant way). FWiW Bzuk (talk) 17:44, 23 December 2011 (UTC).

Season's tidings!

FWiW Bzuk (talk) 03:13, 25 December 2011 (UTC).

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WikiProject Film December 2011 Newsletter

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San Francisco meetup at WMF headquarters

Hi Nehrams2020,

I just wanted to give you a heads-up about the next wiki-meetup happening in SF. It'll be located at our very own Wikimedia Foundation offices, and we'd love it if some local editors who are new to the meetup scene came and got some free lunch with us :) Please sign up on the meetup page if you're interested in attending, and I hope to see you soon! Maryana (WMF) (talk) 23:06, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

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POTD notification

POTD

Hi Nehrams,

Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Ernest-Borgnine 2004.JPEG is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on January 24, 2012. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2012-01-24. —howcheng {chat} 17:58, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

Film

Wondered if you could give some input on the Jaws FAC - or advice on what The Jungle Book (1967 film) needs to get a B grade, and later Good Status. igordebraga ≠ 04:07, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

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MSU Interview

Dear Nehrams2020 ,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Wikipedia administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the communityHERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.


So a few things about the interviews:

  • Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
  • Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
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Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your nameHERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

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Timothy Beach Blackstone edit

I just removed the reference to Timothy Beach Blackstone funding the Christian Zionist projects of his cousin, Rev. William E. Blackstone, based on the reliability of the listed reference. The "Smokers History" website listed as the source is hardly reputable. The home page is a rant about "Nazi pseudo-science" and "terrorism" (titled "The Conspiracy Against Tobacco) meant to decieve the public into believing that smoking contributes to cancer and heart disease (www.smokershistory.com). Neither the biography of William Blackstone on the website of the evangelical Christian organization which is the successor to his Chicago Hebrew Mission (http://www.lifeinmessiah.org/gleb.php), nor the 1917 biography of Timothy Blackwell (http://www.archive.org/stream/biographytimoth00hinmgoog#page/n7/mode/2up) corroborate the "Smokers History" claim. "Smokers History" does not source the claim, either (http://www.smokershistory.com/Blacksto.htm).

If you scroll down to the bottom of the "Smokers History" home page, you find: "We must have REVENGE! REVENGE! REVENGE! for everything they've done to us! Never forgive and never forget their crimes!"

Click on "Links & Misc." and you're taken to a page titled, "Constitution of the Bloodsucker Dictatorship of Anti-Smoker Faggot Land (Formerly known as America)." Despite the -- I'm sure entirely unintended -- irony of using the word "faggot" (British slang for a cigarette) with "anti-smoker," I trust I've made the point as to why this reference and its inclusion in the article were removed.

Best, DovEphraim (talk) 20:36, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

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Help with WP:FILM newsletter

Hi Nehrams. I'd gotten used to you effortlessly rolling out the WP:FILM newsletter every month, so when I got round to sorting out the most recent edition, I may have bitten off quite a bit more than expected. I've gotten the actual newsletter written, but I'm not entirely sure how to go about sending it out. If you could run me through it I'd really appreciate it, as it would make future editions a lot easier for me to tackle. Thanks for any help you can provide. GRAPPLE X 22:52, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

The best way to deliver the newsletter, I found, is User:EdwardsBot. You need an admin to get your name added to the access list and from there you can look through the edit history on the spam page and use my previous edit as a template for the new letter. --Peppageಠ_ಠ 02:08, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
Believe me it wasn't effortless. I always used AWB but that required manually doing each edit for every member (although it did save some time with the automation). Peppage is right in recommending one of the bots, you just need to find one and provide the newsletter to send out and they'll take care of the rest. I'm glad to see that the newsletter is still being distributed. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 04:02, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
Requesting access over there now. Thanks to both of you for the help. GRAPPLE X 04:11, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

WikiProject Film's January–February Newsletter

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Clint Eastwood

Hi, User talk:Jprw keeps removing the info about the CIncenatta studio and the Andalucian village being where the films were shot. I think its important to mention the Spanish location and the studio which is famous in Italian cinema and is relevant to his biography given that he spent 11 weeks there. Apparently he also thinks his highest grossing films and Dirty Harry films are not worthy of mentioning in the lead. Any thoughts?♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:13, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

Arnold Schwarzenegger filmography

Hi Nehrams,

Great job with getting Arnold Schwarzenegger filmography up to featured list status! I have nominated the article to go up on the main page in the Today's Featured List section. Some concerns about the article have been raised here. If you are willing to help address these concerns, it would be greatly appreciated.

Neelix (talk) 21:44, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

Runaway Train Poster

Hi,
Thanks for your message.
Best regards.
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Dan Leno GA request

Hi Nehrams2020 hope your well. I currently have the above up for GAC having worked on it for the last few months. Leno has recieved a extensive PR and my intensions are to take it to FAC. Could you oblige with a quick review? -- Cassianto (talk) 21:32, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

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Article Review

Hi! I am new to Wikipedia and i am writing an article as a part of my English 103 course in Clemson University. I was wondering if you could take a look at my article- Clemson Tigers women's tennis? I would really appreciate any comments or suggestions that you may have. Thank you! Ykoroleva (talk) 20:34, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

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I am pretty new here, mostly working in film articles, love historical stuff. Working on A Dangerous Method, interesting challenge with another editor re: Wagnerian themes in film, not sure if I handled it well, would you take a look at the articles talk page/history and advise? Beadmatrix (talk) 14:46, 6 April 2012 (UTC)Beadmatrix

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Hello, I have a small isuue I ould like to query about. I have noticed that a few Indian films articles have been upgraded to a GA status, mainly Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu and Rockstar. The main problems I have noticed about these articles is the fact that they are relatively low on content and therefor they don't cover all aspects on the film as it is require for a GA and secondly, the review himself has been making large copy-editing work and fixing some of the issues he himself has pointed out in the review. So my question,, is that legitimate? --Meryam90 (talk) 11:52, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

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Hi, Nehrams! In the past you have sometimes taken pictures on request, around the San Diego area. Any chance you could get a picture of the Saint Joseph Cathedral, at 1535 Third Avenue in the downtown San Diego area? Some of us are trying to expand that article. Thanks for any help! --MelanieN (talk) 14:39, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

Also while your at the cathedral could you take a picture of the coat of arms of the Bishops of San Diego on the side of the building. They should be on the side facing the parking lot if I remember correctly. If we have the color images of their coat of arms we can make svg versions. Spongie555 (talk) 19:06, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
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Gliese 581 d is B class and Mid importance. There are now doubts that the planet even exists. That would lower its importance. The question of existence is important, but that question would go to the Gliese 581 article.

55 Cancri e is a GA (good article) and Low importance. I think that it is still good, but it has changed since the last sweep in 2009; it needs to be verified. Also should be raised to Mid level importance.

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Need help at La Playa Trail

Hi, Nehrams! A couple of us who are clueless about images need help making an illustration for the article La Playa Trail. We don't need you to go out and take pictures, which I know is time consuming and hard for you to schedule; we just need to know how to magnify a Commons image so as to make a new file out of the magnified view. You can read the discussion here: User talk:Dohn joe#Nice work!. There is a nice 1857 map [3] at Commons, and if magnified it would nicely show the trail we are talking about. The trail runs from the settlement (at Old Town) down through Point Loma along the bay to La Playa. It is clearly visible on magnification. Is this something you would know how to do? Thanks for any help or advice! --MelanieN (talk) 17:55, 15 October 2012 (UTC)

Even better, there is this [4] which is supposedly from the US Boundary Survey 1850, found at the website La Playa Trail Association; if it really is an old government image I believe we could use it, but again I don't know how to make it acceptable to Commons. --MelanieN (talk) 18:00, 15 October 2012 (UTC)
Never mind! Somebody already did it. Thanks anyhow. --MelanieN (talk) 14:37, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

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Hi, Nehrams! I just created an article about the California Quadrangle in Balboa Park, including the California Building and California Tower. Then when I looked at "what links here" I discovered that you had already written a virtually complete article on the same subject here: Wikipedia:GLAM/BP/To-do/California Building (Balboa Park). I didn't mean to be reinventing the wheel, much less stepping on somebody else's article - sorry! I see a lot of good stuff in your article that could be transferred into the Quadrangle article, or yours could be moved into mainspace virtually as it is - the California Building is certainly deserving of its own article! and there is a lot of material here not duplicated in my new article. How would you like to handle it? --MelanieN (talk) 04:15, 4 November 2012 (UTC)

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Hi there i was wondering if you could give me some help when nominating an article for GA on a talkpage.

I know after topic=, i put the subtopic, such as Art and architecture, but im not sure what to put after page=, do i put the number 1 or do i leave this blank, if so does it do it automatically when i save the page. Sorry for being a bore, but ive never nominated or reviewed a article before and would very much like to start, thankyou, Mary92.40.219.180 (talk) 10:38, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

Hello, I'm happy to see you're eager to help improve an article to GA status. I don't think the nomination needs the page number, but if it's not updating, then use 1, if that's the article's first nomination. If the article has been nominated more than once, then the page number changes to a new review page. Let me know if you need further clarification. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 00:49, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

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Hello there Nehrams2020, Could help me on how to put a picture on a BLP page, i know how to add one in a infobox but not lower down in an article, thanks for your time. Crackingstack (talk) 12:23, 21 November 2012 (UTC)

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Kudos on the new pic. (Man, I just gotta get a digital SLR so I can compete with you guys!) Happy New Year. Nightscream (talk) 17:17, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

Dude, just go to Comic-Con! I mean, you're right there in San Diego! The New York Comic-Con is where I get the largest number of my pics at one time (I uploaded 482 pics from the one in October, and had to divide those into three different pages). Otherwise, I just go to book signings at Midtown Comics, which are mostly for comics creators, but also have some celebs here and there. The great thing is that because I cover the New York Comic Con for Wikipedia, they give me a free press pass for the entire weekend, so you could try doing that with San Diego. Nightscream (talk) 17:42, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

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To: User talk:Erik. Hello. Are you the head of the Wikipedia Film Projects? If so, I have a question for you. If not, do you know who is? Thanks. (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 17:36, 4 May 2011 (UTC))

Erik's currently on a WikiBreak right now. If you have a general question, you could consider dropping a line at WT:FILM or consider asking one of the project's members who work on foreign films. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 01:20, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi. I am cleaning up old messages from my Talk Page, that I had not tended to as of yet. Sorry for the delay. Belated thanks for your help in the above matter. Thanks! Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 23:52, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

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Please see Talk:No worries/GA2

Please see Talk:No worries/GA2.

You originally reviewed this article and passed it for GA.

It has not principally changed since then, yet its status is being challenged by a user who does not understand the use of secondary sources I used or the amount of research I did to gather plenty of secondary sources, virtually none of them coming from Australia, therefore the sources do not provide any sort of "Australia perspective" only but rather a good worldview perspective.

Can you help somehow advise me how to proceed?

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I came across this post of yours. Just how does this work, anyway? Thanks - thewolfchild 17:20, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

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Hi - you were responsible for instigating the delisting of Battle of France as a good article several years ago. Now that it's been renominated after having been continuously improve over the course of something like five-plus years, why don't you be the one to review it and award it the Good Article status that it has merited for some time? That would be karmic... Cheers. Azx2 07:38, 24 August 2013 (UTC)

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News from the library world: Wikipedian joins the National Archives full time; the Getty Museum releases 4,500 images; CERN goes CC-BY

Announcing WikiProject Open: WikiProject Open kicked off in October, with several brainstorming and co-working sessions

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I have decided to put on a mini-contest within the November 2013 monthly disambiguation contest, on Saturday, November 23 (UTC). I will personally give a $20 Amazon.com gift card to the disambiguator who fixes the most links on that server-day (see the project page for details on scoring points). Since we are not geared up to do an automated count for that day, at 00:00, 23 November 2013 (UTC) (which is 7:00 PM on November 22, EST), I'll take a screenshot of the project page leaderboard. I will presume that anyone who is not already listed on the leaderboard has precisely nine edits. At 01:00, 24 November 2013 (UTC) (8:00 PM on November 23, EST), I'll take a screenshot of the leaderboard at that time (the extra hour is to give the board time to update), and I will determine from that who our winner is. I will credit links fixed by turning a WP:DABCONCEPT page into an article, but you'll have to let me know me that you did so. Here's to a fun contest. Note that according to the Daily Disambig, we currently have under 256,000 disambiguation links to be fixed. If everyone in the disambiguation link fixers category were to fix 500 links, we would have them all done - so aim high! Cheers! bd2412 T 02:48, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

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Were you able to get him to release all those pictures for use on wikipedia? --Stemoc (talk) 03:09, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

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It's that time again! Starting on March 1, there will be another GAN Backlog Drive! There will be several changes compared to previous drives:

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Also, something that I thought I would share with all of you is that we raised $20.88 (USD) for the WMF in the December 2013 drive. It may not sound like a lot but considering that that was raised just because we reviewed articles, I would say that's pretty good! With that success, pledges can be made for the upcoming drive if you wish.

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